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Philadelphia homeless man crushed in trash truck
Associated Press ^
| Oct. 22, 2009
Posted on 10/22/2009 9:43:22 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Police in Philadelphia say a homeless man sleeping in a trash bin wound up in the back of a garbage truck and was killed by the vehicle's compactor.
Investigators say the truck collected the contents of the trash bin at about 4 a.m. Wednesday in North Philadelphia. The truck's driver activated the compactor a little later.
Police say the driver told officers he thought he heard someone say, "Yo! Yo! Yo!" but did not know where the voice was coming from. He heard the cry again, fainter, at his next stop and alerted authorities.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: garbage; homeless; philadelphia; thecrusher; yoyo
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Comment #2 Removed by Moderator
To: Free ThinkerNY
OBAMA'S FAULT!!
He promised EVERYONE a house, free mortgage, bills paid!! How was this man missed and having to sleep in a dumpster to survive?!? I demand an investigation! Where was his portion of the stimulus funds?!? This is an outrage, an OUTRAGE!!!
/sarc
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posted on
10/22/2009 9:45:30 AM PDT
by
pillut48
(CJ in TX --"God help us all, and God help America!!" --my new mantra for the next 4 years)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Ban garbage trucks - they are worse than guns.
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posted on
10/22/2009 9:45:35 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Free Parking is what made America Great.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
10/22/2009 9:45:37 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
Comment #6 Removed by Moderator
Normally I might laugh at this, but today I’m feeling emo, so I feel sad :(
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posted on
10/22/2009 9:47:10 AM PDT
by
catbertz
Comment #8 Removed by Moderator
To: Izzy Dunne
And not to mention how bad the garbage truck driver must feel about this. Nope, there really isn’t anything to laugh at here.
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posted on
10/22/2009 9:50:57 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Free ThinkerNY
Perhaps “Help Help” instead of “Yo Yo” could have had a better outcome
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posted on
10/22/2009 9:51:26 AM PDT
by
3rd of the 12 CAV
(Socialized medicine is a 10 month wait for a maternity ward)
To: pillut48
Enough of this garbage. I really wish people would stop posting trashy stories to FR.
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posted on
10/22/2009 9:51:50 AM PDT
by
Callahan
To: 3rd of the 12 CAV
Well perhaps not sleeping in a garbage bin in the first place could have had a better outcome.
It really begs the question, how could a person piss off everybody that could have been in a position to help them so much, that their only choice was to sleep in a dumpster?
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posted on
10/22/2009 9:53:28 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Free ThinkerNY
Death like this should be reserved for the truly wicked.... may this man find mercy and peace
To: Izzy Dunne
Wow - the death of a human being is hilarious, eh?
Apparently. Disgusting.
To: ClearCase_guy
In related news, ACORN announced they were discontinuing their “Work From Home Wednesdays” policy.
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posted on
10/22/2009 9:53:50 AM PDT
by
Callahan
To: Izzy Dunne
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posted on
10/22/2009 9:55:50 AM PDT
by
Williams
(i)
To: catbertz
Normally I might laugh at this, but today I’m feeling emo, so I feel sad :(
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posted on
10/22/2009 9:56:02 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(DEFINITION: rac-ist (rA'sis't) 1. Anyone who disagrees with a liberal about any topic.)
Comment #18 Removed by Moderator
To: Free ThinkerNY
To: Izzy Dunne
seeing someone laugh at it is more sick than the story itself
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posted on
10/22/2009 9:57:19 AM PDT
by
Mount Athos
(A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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